September 2017 – Page 3 – Capital Outlook

Desire to fix social ills leads Proctor to politics

September 7, 2017

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer The memory of what he saw that led him to a life of public service is still vivid. Bill Proctor was giving a motivational speed to a group of high school children when some of the girls got his attention. They were

BOT requests waiver; Robinson could be next permanent FAMU president

September 7, 2017

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer The FAMU Board of Trustees seemingly has taken the first step to retain Larry Robinson permanently as president of the university, requesting that the Board of Governor approve bypassing a national search. The BOT voted unanimously (11-0) to appeal to the

The NNPA mourns the loss of Dick Gregory

September 7, 2017

Special to the Outlook WASHINGTON—The National Newspaper Publishers Association released the following statement about the death of Dick Gregory: The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) deeply mourns the passing of freedom fighter Dick Gregory. Dick Gregory epitomized the rare combination of an intellectual genius and one of

Saving HBCUs: The survival of the fittest

September 7, 2017

By Barbara K. Barnes, Ph.D.; & Malcolm Q.Barnes Special to the Outlook Critics and advocates of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) from across the higher education landscape often focus in their discourses on the various executive, management, and financial challenges facing these institutions. These commentators’ discourses in

Butler’s jazz concert to benefit a single parent

September 7, 2017

A NIGHT OF INSPIRATION WHAT: Jonathan Butler concert WHEN/WHERE: Sept. 15; Lee Hall WHY: Sugar Daddy benefit NOTE: Sugar Daddy Foundation will give a single parent financial assistance. Nominate one at https://goo.gl/forms/egTqYYUoOjS43uyJ3 By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer When Leila Huewitt got word

Southside symposium focuses on education disparities

September 7, 2017

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer A cross-section of Southside residents spent more than six hours discussing disparities in education and healthcare resources as well as ways to help children develop a sense of hope about their future. At the end of the Southside Neighborhood and Community

Rattlers look to Arkansas after opening season with victory over Texas Southern

September 7, 2017

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer FAMU’s football players couldn’t have gotten a bigger shot of confidence than they did winning their home opener in front a crowd of 15,401 at Bragg Stadium. While knocking off Texas Southern University 29-7 this past Saturday, the Rattlers looked like a

Fuller molding confident players as Godby’s coach

September 7, 2017

Master motivator By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Last summer when Corey Fuller spontaneously decided to motivate his football players, he took them to the house where he grew up on Tallahassee’s south side. He wanted to make a point about his rise from a tough neighborhood

After Charlottesville, push for real reform

September 7, 2017

By Jesse Jackson Sr. Trice Edney News Wire Racism, exposed once more in the terror visited on Charlottesville, Va., still scars America. Hundreds of neo-Nazis, White supremacists, klansmen and other fervid racists gathered — some armed with assault rifles, wearing camouflage. They marched with lit torches, yelling Nazi slogans, looking

Making racism bad for business

September 7, 2017

By E. Faye Williams Trice Edney News Wire In 2015, CNN reported that 49 percent of Americans thought that racism was a big problem in the United States. Not surprisingly, people of color and Whites had significantly differing views regarding the subject. Sixty-six percent of Blacks and 64 percent of